Antique 18thC French Louis XV Ormolu Inlaid Kingwood Marble Commode Chest 1780 Mid-Century Modern Antique French Impressionist Oil on

Antique French Impressionist Oil on Panel by Paul de Frick

" It was controversial at the time as being too abstract for a public art project

the cabinet is raised on four compressed bun feet

which presciently identified a mode of representational painting that was informed by the spatial and expressive concerns of abstraction

also with pierced work

Antique 18thC French Louis XV Ormolu Inlaid Kingwood Marble Commode Chest 1780 Mid-Century Modern Antique French Impressionist Oil onA fine antique 18th century French Louis XV Kingwood and parquetry inlaid commode, with ormolu mounts and marble top, circa 1780. The commode of gentle serpentine form with a black & white veined Brche marble top, below are six drawers with checkered inlay, to each side is a gilt bronze maidenhead corbel. Each drawer is lavishly mounted with large ornate gilt bronze handles, the central panel in between the drawers is mounted with three gilt bronze